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- Steam makes its ban on in-game ads explicit https://www.pcgamer.com/gaming-industry/valve-bans-games-that-rely-on-in-game-ads-from-steam-so-no-watch-this-to-continue-playing-stuff-will-be-making-its-way-to-our-pcs/ 36 comments
- Valve bans games that rely on in-game ads from Steam, so no 'watch this to continue playing' stuff will be making its way to our PCs https://www.pcgamer.com/gaming-industry/valve-bans-games-that-rely-on-in-game-ads-from-steam-so-no-watch-this-to-continue-playing-stuff-will-be-making-its-way-to-our-pcs/ 82 comments technews
- Valve bans games that rely on in-game ads from Steam, so no 'watch this to continue playing' stuff will be making its way to our PCs https://www.pcgamer.com/gaming-industry/valve-bans-games-that-rely-on-in-game-ads-from-steam-so-no-watch-this-to-continue-playing-stuff-will-be-making-its-way-to-our-pcs/ 1104 comments technology
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- Valve ban advertising-based business models on Steam, no forced adverts like in mobile games | GamingOnLinux https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/02/valve-ban-advertising-based-business-models-on-steam-no-forced-adverts-like-in-mobile-games/ 275 comments
- The PlayStation Network outage proves PC gamers were right to resist its mandatory sign-in requirement | PC Gamer https://www.pcgamer.com/gaming-industry/the-playstation-network-outage-proves-pc-gamers-were-right-to-resist-its-mandatory-sign-in-requirement/ 234 comments
- Sony offers 5 free days of PlayStation Plus but no explanation for 24-hour 'operational issue,' Capcom to extend Monster Hunter Wilds beta to make up for downtime | PC Gamer https://www.pcgamer.com/gaming-industry/sony-offers-5-free-days-of-playstation-plus-but-no-explanation-for-24-hour-operational-issue-capcom-to-extend-monster-hunter-wilds-beta-to-make-up-for-downtime/ 138 comments
- A 2023 study concluded CAPTCHAs are 'a tracking cookie farm for profit masquerading as a security service' that made us spend 819 billion hours clicking on traffic lights to generate nearly $1 trillion for Google | PC Gamer https://www.pcgamer.com/gaming-industry/a-2023-study-concluded-captchas-are-a-tracking-cookie-farm-for-profit-masquerading-as-a-security-service-that-made-us-spend-819-billion-hours-clicking-on-traffic-lights-to-generate-nearly-usd1-trillion-for-google/ 38 comments
- Steam bans all games with NFTs or cryptocurrency | PC Gamer https://www.pcgamer.com/steam-bans-nfts-cryptocurrencies-blockchain/ 16 comments
- Best PC games 2022: What to play right now | PC Gamer https://www.pcgamer.com/best-pc-games/ 3 comments